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On the recordDecember 2, 2014
Again, if you look at Fukushima as an example of all the things that can go wrong that you cannot possibly imagine could go wrong, I was beginning to see it during Super Storm Sandy.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand draws parallels between Fukushima and potential risks during Super Storm Sandy.

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